Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company et al.

Decided February 22, 1995. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 93-762 · 513 U.S. 527 (1995) · Cited 746 times

Holding

The District Court has federal admiralty jurisdiction over Great Lakes’s Limitation Act suit.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Sisson v. Ruby · 497 U.S. 358 (1990)
• Foremost Insurance v. Richardson · 457 U.S. 668 (1982)
• Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland · 409 U.S. 249 (1972)
• Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 373 U.S. 206 (1963)
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc. · 476 U.S. 858 (1986)
• Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law · 404 U.S. 202 (1971)
• Escanaba Co. v. Chicago · 107 U.S. 678 (1883)
• Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
• Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. · 484 U.S. 49 (1987)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• The Daniel Ball · 77 U.S. 557 (1871)
• American Dredging Co. v. Miller · 510 U.S. 443 (1994)
• Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railroad Co. v. Cleveland Steamship Co. · 208 U.S. 316 (1908)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd. · 582 U.S. 420 (2017)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. · 551 U.S. 449 (2007)
• Medellin v. Texas · 552 U.S. 491 (2008)
• Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach · 568 U.S. 115 (2013)
• Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Ass'n · 555 U.S. 353 (2009)
• Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore. · 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
• Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. Calhoun · 516 U.S. 199 (1996)
• Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co. · 543 U.S. 481 (2005)

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